Shocks

[kzoocruiser]

Anyone using KYB shocks with lowered springs ? Do they ride good? I found out i have a broken right rear shock.

Thanks ,
Mark

[tomcruz]

Mark,
I have the Tokico shocks with the Eibach lowering springs.
Very nice ride with the Tokico's.

So was that causing your 'wobble' ?

[kzoocruiser]

Tom they said my Eibach springs . They said since i lowered it the axles are not on the angle to take the vibration up. So everyone that is lowered should have a wobble. I'm like whatever and left. You know any good dealers?
I'm getting closer to 36,000 .I think it's a motor mount like someone else told me, but how can you make them check it?
I've ask them to check it but it never says anything on the invoice about the motor mount after they look at it whether it was ok or not. I WAITED FOR 3 OR MORE HOURS for them to get to my car then they had it inside for 10 MINUTES and that was what they told me.
5 STAR DODGELAND.
I'll end up paying for it when the warranty is gone.
Nice meeting you and your wife Tom .


Take Care,
Mark

[electricbluegt]

I have heard that you can call DC and tell them that one of their 5 star dealerships is giving bad service. That will wake up the dealership. They don't want to risk losing the 5 star rating. Axles are not made to absorb vibration. That is a crock answer.

My car has been lowered 1.75" all around and it is stable as can be. It's firmer riding but no wobble.

Brian

[electricbluegt]

Forgot to mention, I am using KYB shocks with Euro Blueline springs. I like them. I can't compare them to anything else. I've never ridden in another lowered PT. When I lowered the car, the stock shocks could not control the firmer spring rates. The KYBs fixed it right up. I still can get a small amount of bottoming out on large speed bumps, but you'd need a pretty stiff shock to prevent that with the reduced travel a lowered car has.

Brian

[lowpt]

hey Brian, I've never ridden in another lowered pt either but, I have ridden in a lot of lowered trucks. Are you only bottoming out in the rear? If so it is fairly common practice when lowering to trim the bump stops. Maybe the first section.

Dwight

[electricbluegt]

It's actually when coming off the back side of BIG speed bumps. The front sometimes bottoms out. The front is much heavier than the rear of the car. I trimmed the bumpstops. Being lowered simply reduces the amount of travel you have. It requires much stiffer shocks to keep the travel limited.

Brian

[kzoocruiser]

Hey Brian i looked real close at my upper motor mount today and it looks to me like it's tore but not only that ,when my motor rocks back and forth the hose that is coming off by the radiator cap follow that down and that hose is actually making a flat spot on one of my AC lines. Everyone might want to check that out.

Take Care,
Mark